Home / 2017 / September (page 10)

Monthly Archives: September 2017

Facebook, Google and Twitter asked to testify on Russia

Getty Images / David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, left, and Google CEO Larry Page Senate lawmakers investigating Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election have asked Facebook, Google and Twitter to testify at a Nov. 1 hearing, a source familiar with the matter …

Read More »

In Her Verses, It’s Sammus Versus the World

Photo Enongo Lumumba-Kasongo, who performs as Sammus, at Baby’s All Right in Brooklyn last month. Credit An Rong Xu for The New York Times Name: Enongo Lumumba-Kasongo Age: 31 Hometown: Ithaca, N.Y. Now Lives: In Philadelphia, where she shares a two-bedroom apartment in a remodeled rowhouse with her partner, the …

Read More »

Facebook deleted thousands of accounts during German elections

Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg delivers the keynote address at Facebook’s F8 Developer Conference on April 18, 2017 at McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, California. The conference will explore Facebook’s new technology initiatives and products. Facebook said on Wednesday its efforts to fight fake news …

Read More »

Fiat Chrysler will take part in settlement talks over diesel emissions

Geoff Robins | AFP | Getty Images Sergio Marchionne, CEO of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV will take part in settlement talks with lawyers representing vehicle owners suing the automaker over excess diesel emissions in Washington on Oct. 12, a court-appointed settlement adviser said Wednesday. In May, the …

Read More »

Nigeria, Africa’s biggest oil producer, on the brink of energy attacks

“Militant groups are running out of patience, the government is unable to deliver on its promises, the president is a ‘lame duck’, and the umbrella group negotiating on behalf of the militants shows signs of disintegration,” Malte Liewerscheidt , senior analyst at Verisk Maplecroft wrote in a briefing this month. …

Read More »

Rapping His Way to City Hall

On a recent morning, dressed in a black T-shirt and black jeans, Mr. Hall was in the North Hollywood Diner marveling at his good fortune. The actor had only been in town for four weeks, but had already claimed this no-frills, 24-hour joint as a favorite hangout. At one point, …

Read More »

Amazon has 5,000 people on Echo and Alexa, more than Fitbit and GoPro

Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images David VanderWaal, vice president of marketing for LG Electronics USA, left, and Michael George, vice president of Alexa, Echo, and Appstore at Amazon.com Inc., speak about the Amazon Alexa partnership with the LG InstaView Door-In-Door smart refrigerator during the company’s press conference …

Read More »

The top 1% of Americans now control 38% of the wealth

Luke Sharrett | Bloomberg | Getty Images Racegoers sit in the stands at Churchill Downs while watching afternoon races on the eve of the Kentucky Derby in Louisville, Kentucky. America’s top 1% now control 38.6% of the nation’s wealth, a historic high, according to a new Federal Reserve Report. The …

Read More »

‘Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders’ Episode 1: The Limits of Nostalgia

Based on the first episode, the eight-part “Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders” is still “Law & Order,” and one’s feelings about it may depend on one’s feelings about the entire brand. Do you dig the corny one-liners? The grave nods between detectives? The plot twists you can …

Read More »

FDA helps Apple, Alphabet and Samsung in long-term health care bets

Tomohiro Ohsumi | Getty Images A person uses an Apple Watch Series 3 at the Apple Omotesando store on September 22, 2017 in Tokyo, Japan. Some of the world’s most valuable technology companies are moving into the regulated medical sector. And now they have found an important ally from within …

Read More »